Asif, On Friday, November 28, 2025 10:40:05 AM Mountain Standard Time Md. Asif Hossain wrote: > Hello sir, > > Thank you very much for pointing me to mentors.debian.net. I am very > interested in contributing to Debian and I have a few quick questions to > help me decide how to proceed: > > 1. > > If I work on packaging, can I consider that contribution as an > “internship” or project-like work (similar to a student internship)? Yes, you can. > Does > the Debian community provide any formal mentorship or support to > contributors (beyond uploading), such as guidance or payment? The Debian Mentors mailing list provides guidance. I am copying the mailing list above. I would recommend you subscribe to it. https://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/ Debian does not provide payment. Sometimes Debian contributors are paid by their employers to contribute to Debian in areas important to their employers, similar to many other open-source projects, but Debian does not organize or administer that in any way. > 2. > > If I ask someone to sponsor my package on mentors.debian.net, does that > person become my “sponsor” or, you are my sponsor and mentor also? Yes, the person who sponsors your package (reviews it and uploads it to the Debian archive) will mentor you through the process. Please be aware that they are all volunteers, so their time and availability may be limited. > 3. > > If I start as an unofficial maintainer, what could be my future career > path in Debian? How can I move toward being an official Debian Maintainer > or even a full Debian Developer? > 4. > > What are the exact requirements and process to become an official > Maintainer or Developer? There is some documentation about the process at: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMaintainer https://wiki.debian.org/DebianDeveloper https://nm.debian.org/ -- Soren Stoutner soren@debian.org
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